{"id":629690,"date":"2026-06-09T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629690\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:40:09","slug":"lesley-manville-cast-in-prime-videos-escorted-after-winning-tony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629690\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesley Manville Cast In Prime Video&#8217;s &#8216;Escorted&#8217; After Winning Tony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTony winner <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lesley-manville\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lesley-manville\" data-tag=\"lesley-manville\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lesley Manville<\/a> has joined the cast of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prime-video\" data-tag=\"prime-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a> romcom series <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/escorted\/\" id=\"auto-tag_escorted\" data-tag=\"escorted\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Escorted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tManville will play Terri, mother of Denny, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/brett-goldstein\/\" id=\"auto-tag_brett-goldstein\" data-tag=\"brett-goldstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Goldstein<\/a>. \u201cA charisma bomb cabaret legend, Terri is a force of nature with the voice to match,\u201d reads her character synopsis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEscorted is produced, written and co-showrun by Goldstein via his overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/brett-goldstein-escorted-ordered-to-series-prime-video-1236890063\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Escorted follows<\/a> a divorced dad in Manhattan who accidentally becomes a male escort in a show about sexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether real intimacy can ever be bought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tManville is coming off a successful week during which <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/tony-awards-winners-list-2026\/best-musical-tony-winner-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she won a Tony award <\/a>for playing Mark Strong\u2019s wife\/mother in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/oedipus\/\" id=\"auto-tag_oedipus\" data-tag=\"oedipus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oedipus<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Oscar-nominated Phantom Thread star\u2019s recent credits include Apple TV\u2019s Disclaimer, Ryan Murphy\u2019s Grotesquerie and Luca Guadagnino\u2019s Queer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tGoldstein executive produces, writes, and co-showruns Escorted alongside Brian Gallivan (Shrinking,\u00a0Happy Endings), who also serves as executive producer and co-showrunner. Josh Senior executive produces alongside Molly Mandel,\u00a0Jamie Lee\u00a0and Tyson Bidner. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tManville is represented by Artists Rights Group (ARG), Avalon Television and Public Eye Communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony winner Lesley Manville has joined the cast of Prime Video romcom series Escorted. 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